I spoke by phone today to one of the midwives at Kofan Gayan hospital. The solar electric system was installed three weeks ago, and I wanted to know whether the lighting and communication upgrades had made a difference in care.

The installation at Kofan Gayan General Hospital in Zaria, Nigeria was completed last month; now the hospital has solar electric lighting, six new walkie-talkies, and a solar-powered blood bank refrigerator. The operating room is equipped with overhead lighting and a

The WE CARE pilot solar installation ended on an extremely high note. The project achieved the following: · Four sets of solar panels were mounted, · Seventeen overhead lights were permanently placed, covering llighting needs for the operating theatre, delivery

The maternity ward and labor room now have fluorescent and LED lights, and not a moment too soon. Last night the generator for the hospital ran out of fuel while a midwife was doing an surgical repair on a 13

The last two days have been a whirlwind of excitement. The solar electric team began wiring the maternity wards and preparing the stands for the solar electric panels yesterday. Imagine this: in the midst of the usual chaos of labor

Well, it’s all turning out even better than expected. The solar installers arrived on time and are busy installing lights, batteries, and electric outlets in the delivery room, maternity ward, and operating room. We tested our new inverter with the

I couldn’t have been happier when I received Muyi Lawal’s call. Muyi is the director of Solar Electric System’s, Ltd. in Nigeria. He was in the hospital parking lot, ready to get started on the solar electric installation. I ran

I arrived at the hospital today and was warmly received by the medical director and hospital staff. I met with the operating theatre team and brought in the six boxes of supplies that I transported. We opened each box, and

Despite some initial trepidation about transporting four boxes of equipment to Nigeria, I made it! I found a way to stuff the boxes inside suitcases to make them less obvious, then carried the new 50″ hospital antenna in a poster

In two days I’ll be heading back to Nigeria armed with two suitcases filled with equipment. One will have the LED headlamps and new LED lightbulbs procured for the operating room and maternity wards. The other will have boxes of